Obituaries
Hutter Gale
Mar 5, 2023
Robert Hutter Gale, 73, of Smithfield passed away on Sunday, March 5, 2023, after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Robert Whitfield Gale and Charlotte Stannard Hutter Gale. Hutter attended Isle of Wight County public schools and the University of Richmond. He was employed at Gale Company and then Smithfield Foods for a number of...
Shirley Jean Vernon
Feb 27, 2023
Shirley Jean Effler Vernon, 85, of Hampton passed away on February 27, 2023. She was born in Old Fort, North Carolina, the daughter of the late James Leroy Effler and Bertha Gertrude Allison Effler. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Fred James Vernon and two nephews, Kenny Effler and Robert Shelton. She is survived by her daughters,...
Victoria Jean Anderson
Feb 25, 2023
Victoria Jean Anderson, 67, of Smithfield passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023 after a short but brave fight with cancer.
Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Vicki grew up as the daughter of a US Navy Sailor, moving across the country and around the world. She met her beloved husband Gary in 1973 in Charleston, SC. They married in April of...
David Earl Tucker
Feb 23, 2023
David Earl Tucker, 56, of Windsor, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2023. He was the son of the late Earl Charles Tucker and Clorinda Bell Perrine Tucker. He is survived by his wife of 21 years, Karen Maureen VanHorn Tucker; son, Chace Hunter-Lee Davis; sister, Debbie Taylor (Jim); two nephews, Cody and Kyle Turner; his in laws, Rose Marie...
Ellis Franklin Wills
Feb 18, 2023
Ellis Franklin Wills, 71, of Smithfield passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2023. He was the son of the late Wesley Franklin Wills and Gladys Virginia Lankford Wills. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Patty Ellen Wetzel Wills; daughters, Lauren Ashley Wills (Pablo Finelli), Caroline Wills Devers (Jakob); Kaitlyn Victoria Wills; granddaughters, Aubrey and Tinley; sister, Connie...
Jeanne Carol Heide Crowe
Feb 17, 2023
Jeanne Carol Heide Crowe, 93, of Smithfield went home on Friday, February 17, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Earl Edward Heide and Winifred Olive O’Dell Heide. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Milton VanBuren Crowe and their daughter, Barbara Lee Campbell. She is survived by her children, Paul Alan Crowe, Elizabeth Jean Crowe, and...
Mark Allen Jones, II
Feb 12, 2023
Mark Allen Jones, II, 27, of Smithfield, VA passed away on Sunday, February 12, 2023. He is the son of Mark Allen Jones, I and Crystal Dawn Jones. He is survived by his parents; his brother, Nicholas Lee Jones; grandparents, Luther Wayne Jones, Doris Daughtrey Jones, Junior Middleton and Ann Middleton; uncles, Douglas Jones and Walter Starr (Keesha); aunts, Angela Jones and Kendra...
Cynthia T. Roach
Feb 3, 2023
Cynthia Jeanette Thomas Roach (affectionately known as “Cindee”) was born on August 11, 1948 to Roy and Bernice Thomas. After a full and beautiful life, she began dancing on streets of gold with her Savior and the ones that had gone before her on the morning of February 3, 2023. Cindee graduated in 1966 from Smithfield High School and went...
Eric Robert Hume
Feb 1, 2023
Eric Robert Hume, 51, of Smithfield, Virginia passed away in a tragic accident on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. He was born in Wooster, Ohio to Robert Lee Hume and Marcia Cameron Hume, and lived most of his life in and near Raleigh, NC. He is survived by his wife Yvette McMurray Hume; her children, Colby Thomas O’Reilly and Nicholas Michael...
Ingrid P. King
Jan 29, 2023
Ingrid P. King, 83, of Smithfield, died on Sunday, January 29 in her home.
Ingrid was born in Berlin, Germany on December 20, 1939. She emigrated to the United States in 1959. Ingrid met her future husband, Lloyd N. King, Jr., in New York City in February 1963 and married him that year in December. In 1971, she moved...
Herbert Daniel (Danny) Franklin
Jan 27, 2023
Herbert Daniel (Danny) Franklin passed away on January 27, 2023, following an 8-month battle with mesothelioma. Danny passed away at home with family by his side.
Danny was born in West Virginia to Betty R. Franklin and the late Ishmael Franklin. He spent his first 3 years there before moving to Portsmouth. Graduating from Deep Creek High School, he entered...
Timothy Gordon Munford
Jan 26, 2023
Timothy Gordon Munford, a lifelong resident of Isle of Wight County, tragically passed away on January 26, 2023. Tim was born on April 24, 1985 and christened at Bethany United Methodist Church. Growing up he enjoyed many outdoor activities including Boy Scouts, football, horseback riding, and dirt bikes. He graduated from Smithfield High School, then entered the Army. Tim was...
Roger Healey, Jr.
Jan 23, 2023
Lieutenant Colonel Roger Healey, Jr. passed away peacefully in his home with his loving family by his side on the evening of January 23, 2023, after a long, courageous battle with cancer.
Roger was born in New York City in 1936, the only child of Roger Healey, Sr., and Dorothy Snodgrass. The family moved to upstate NY in 1940, where Roger completed...
Genevieve Barnes Galbreath
Jan 21, 2023
It is with great sadness that the family of Genevieve Barnes Galbreath formerly of Troy, New Hampshire announce her peaceful passing in Windsor, Virginia surrounded by family and friends on January 21, 2023 at the age of 88. Genevieve is survived by her husband Floyd; four daughters, Debbie Aldrich (Dale) of Florance, MA, Donna Hall (George) of Sullivan, NH, Brenda...
Brian Michael LiCausi
Jan 20, 2023
Brian Michael LiCausi, 62, of Windsor, Va passed away on Friday, January 20, 2023. He was predeceased by his parents and his sister, Frances LiCausi Carter. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Elaine Lawler LiCausi; daughters, Antonia Slaterbeck (Arthur), Jessica Smith (Kevin), and Nalani Pynaert (Gage); grandchildren, Loralei, Arthur James, Alexander, Benjamin, Sebastian, Lincoln and Phoenix; brother, Nicholas...
Glenda Gene Smyers
Jan 17, 2023
Glenda Gene Smyers, 77, died January 17, 2023, at Riverside. She was born August 13,1945, in Gowanda NY, the daughter of Max Gibbs and Thelma Warm Gibbs.
Glenda attended Gowanda Central High School then went on to Buffalo State College. She was well knownin the community due to being a substitute teacher for Isle of Wight County and working at...
Eric E. Kamenitzer
Jan 13, 2023
Eric E Kamenitzer passed away on January 13, 2023 after an extended illness. Born in New Jersey Eric was the son of the late Jacob and Reinalda (Soto) Kamenitzer. Eric served with the US Army Special Forces and Intelligence/Counterintelligence Operations primarily in Southeast Asia. He had more than 30 years management experience in Government contracting. After retiring in 2017,...
Edward Ferrell Daniels, Sr.
Jan 13, 2023
Edward Ferrell Daniels, Sr, 84, of Smithfield passed away on January 13, 2023. He was the son of the late Hulbert Lester Daniels and Mary Evelyn Ferrell Daniels. Mr. Daniels was also preceded in death by his wife of sixty years, Jean Gupton Daniels. Mr. Daniels is survived by his daughter, Melissa (Lyn) Paton (Bruce); son Ed Daniels; grandchildren Jackson,...
Evelyn Virginia Munford
Jan 13, 2023
Evelyn Virginia Munford, 100, died peacefully in her sleep, January 13, 2023 at her home. She is predeceased by her husband, H.E. (Doc) Munford; a son, Herbert M. Munford, II; and a daughter, E. Ann Murden; and her parents, Lloyd Lafayette Edwards and Luberta Gwaltney Edwards; and nine siblings. She is survived by a daughter, M. Susan Huber; 10 grandchildren,...
Anne Lovelace Gregg
Jan 10, 2023
Anne Lovelace Gregg passed away January 10, 2023, on her 97th birthday. Anne was born in Charlotte County, VA, a long-time resident of Newport News and member of the Temple Baptist Church. She worked for Colonial Williamsburg, enjoying her work as a Hostess giving tours in the historic buildings and city for 30 years. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fletcher...
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